COMICS, FILM AND OTHER NONVIABLE MATTERS

Month: October 2015

Originally posted on Journey2Kona2019: I don’t remember exactly what show I was watching although I remember that it was about interviewing people who have lived to be 100 or more. One interviewer asked this feisty 103 year-old woman, “So, to what do you attribute your longevity?” Her response was priceless: “To having not died…

Originally posted on Journey2Kona2019: From 1967 to 1971 I was in the Navy where dress shoes had to be spit-shined to a mirror finish. Quite often I would shine my shoes on Saturday night for the following week, and one Saturday I thought, “There has to be a faster way to do this.” Eyeing…

What has always set a successful piece of literature apart from the mundane? What is needed to make an ordinary character extraordinary? There is only one answer: A nefarious antagonist and an extremely trying conflict caused by the antagonist. For example, Jullian Danglars going up against the Hero, Edmond Dantes in, “The Count of Monte … More DANGER, DRAMA ALERT!

I had this thought. I have been so serious about the content that I have been pushing out. Not that it hasn’t been fun. I would never write if I did not enjoy it, but I want to have a different kind of fun this time. It’s October and Halloween will be here before you … More OCTOBER HALLOWEEN GUEST BLOG # 1

Linear. . . My first issue was very linear. However, I believe that is quite alright; just for the first issue of course. I believe a linear approach used primarily to introduce main characters can be beneficial. It really just depends on how long your story is and the format in which it is presented. … More Make It Unconventional!

I had taken a break. . . It seems that I had written myself into a corner; or maybe it was that I had just left my script open to too many possibilities, at which point I became indecisive. But today that is over. I am determined to push forward. Progress does not happen automatically. … More Sneak Peek! Progress On Issue #2.

It gives me great pleasure to have the opportunity to be able to release Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray’s new graphic novel trailer, ABBADON, produced by Adaptive Books. In this American Western style Comic, Palmiotti takes you back to the late 1800’s into the sin shrouded, dystopian city of Abbadon. Although it seems that the … More ABBADON: A Graphic Novel by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray Trailer Release